Baumann, Robert; Matheson, Victor; Muroi, Chihiro - International Association of Sport Economists - IASE; … - 2008
We use daily airplane arrival data from Hawaii’s Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to determine … the net change in tourism for a variety of sporting events. We find two events generate a positive and significant net … two-thirds of its budget on the rights to the Pro Bowl and spends nothing for the Hawaii Marathon. Neither event attracts …